10.15 Introduction: The Existing Normative Tools at the International Level

Janet Blake, international expert, University Shahid Beheshti, Tehran

10.30 am – 1 pm / 2.30 – 4 pm Regional and National Approches

Sonia Parayre, Secretariat of the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages, Council of Europe: Multilingualism in Europe: the Contribution of the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages

Michele Gazzola, Observatoire “Economics, Languages and Training”, ETI, University of Geneva: Economic Consequences of the Ratification of the Charter

Kishore Singh, UNESCO, Education Sector, The Right to Education and Language